William james lane and george lane



No. 758,590. PATENTED MAR. 1, 1904. W. J. & G. LANE.

MOTOR VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. '15, 1901.

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UNITED STATES Patented March 1, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM JAMES LANE AND GEORGE LANE, OF POUGHKEEPSIE,

NEW YORK.

MOTOR-VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 753,590, dated March 1,1904. Application filed February 15, 1901. Serial No. 47,451. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM'JAMES LANE and GEORGE LANE, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Poughkeepsie, county of Dutchess, State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mothevehicle at such points where they will be the least objectionable;

Our invention also consists in a construction by means of which thewater fed to the boiler is prevented from rising above a certain pointin the boiler and the steam-gage from freezing. The objects of ourinvention are to insure uniform and eflicient heating action at theburner, to guard against a dangerously high water-level in the boiler,and to keep the steam-gage in working order.

The accompanying drawings .will serve to illustrate our invention, inwhich Figure l is a longitudinal section through a motor-vehicle,showing an engine, piping, and a portion of a boiler in elevation. Fig.2 is a plain view and partial section. a partial elevation and verticalsection through a boiler and the flues which convey away the products ofcombustion and shows a modification of the device shown in Fig. 1.

In the drawings, 10 indicates the body of a motor-vehicle. Situatedunder the seator in any other convenient locality upon the vehicle is aboiler 11. Located under the boiler is a burner 12. Situated over theboiler is a horizontal flue 13, through which the products of combustionrising through the boiler are conveyed to the rear of the vehicle. Thisflue is of the passage.

Fig. 3 is I g carried through thevehicle-body and is open at both ends.

upward, and arranged to discharge into the extension 14 of thehorizontal flue 13L In Fig. 3 a modification of the device is shown.Here all the parts are the'same, with the exception that the extension14 of the horizontal flue 13 is not carried into and turned downward inthe passage 15,"but ends in the left-hand side Situated opposite thedelivery end of the flue 14 is an angularlyedisposed deflecting-plate19.

The operation of the described portion of our improved device will bereadily understood. When the fire is first lighted, the products ofcombustion passing through the boiler pass to the horizontal flue 13,then by flue 14 to passage 15, and as such products are lighter than airare turned upward and pass out at the upper opening of the air-passage15, When the-boiler is steaming and the vehicle in motion, steam isejected through the exhaustpipe 18 into the flue 14, the effect ofwhichis.

to cause a downward current in the passage 15, with the result that theproducts of combustion mingled with the exhaust-steam are .turneddownward and are emitted to the at combustion and exhaust-steam to beturned downward in the passage 15 when the vehicle is in motion.

We will now describe that portion of our invention by means of which thewater-level in the boiler is prevented from rising above a certainpoint.

Connected to the upper part of the boiler at a determined point, whichmay be any point .21, which leads to the steam-gage 22.

the operator of the vehicle rise to the opening I of the pipe 20, itwill pass into this pipe, thence to the pipe 24, and discharge into thelivesteam pipe 17, and from thence through the engine-cylinders to theexhaust-pipe and be discharged in the extension 14 of the flue 13.Under-ordinary conditions where the water does not reach the opening ofthepipe 2O steam will pass out ofthis pipe, thence to the pipe 24. Thiscirculation of steam keeps these pipes hot, and the pipe 21 as well asthe gage 22 and trap 23 are kept so warm by conduction as to preventcondensed water freezing in such parts. a loss due to the discharge ofsuch heated water as may rise in the boiler above the level of thedischarge-opening such loss we consider unimportant as compared with thegreat advantage derived by reason of this construction, which preventsan ignorant or careless operator from introducing too much Water intothe boiler. 1

Having thus described our invention, we claim- 1. Ina motor-Vehicle, thecombination of a boiler, a steam-engine, a steam-gage, a mainsteam-pipe, and a pipe interposed between the boiler and the mainsteam-pipe, through which a constant flow'of hot fluid is passing, andsaid pipe carried sufliciently near to the steamgage to heat thesteam-gage by conduction and thus prevent freezing.

- 2. In a motor-vehicle, the combination of a boiler, an engine, avertically-arranged passage open at both ends at the back of the ve-Theoretically while there is hicle, a horizontally-disposed flue overthe boiler and communicating with said passage, a pipe system connectingat one end with the boiler at the point of maximum water-level permittedwithin the boiler and connected at its opposite end to the live-steampipe leading to the engine, and a pipe leading from the exhaust of saidengine to and discharging into the horizontal flue from the boiler.

3. In amotor-vehicle, the combination of a boiler, a steam-engine, apipe leading from the point of maximum water-level in the boiler to thesteam-engine, a steam-gage in operative relation with said pipe, wherebysaid steamgage will indicate the steam-pressure of the boiler and beprevented from freezing by reason of the heat conducted to it throughsaid pipe.

4. In a motor-vehicle, the combination of a boiler, a steam-engine, asteam-gage, a main steam-pipe, a pipe leading from the boiler to themain steam-pipe and through which a constant flow of hot fluid ispassing, said steamgage situated in proximity to said pipe and adaptedto be heated thereby to keep it from freezing, and a water-trapinterposed between said pipe and said steam-gage.

5. In a motor-vehicle, the combination of a boiler, an engine, fluesthrough which the products of combustion from the boiler are dischargedinto the atmosphere, a pipe system connected at one end with the boilerat the point of maximum water-level permitted within the boiler, and atits opposite end to the live-steam pipe leading to the engine, and apipeleading from the exhaust of said engine to and discharging into theexhaust-flue from the boiler.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in the presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM JAMES LANE. GEORGE LANE.

Witnesses:

J. M. JANES, O. J. BRownR.

